Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Mar 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• March 19 airpower: Refueling the mission AFPN 19 Mar 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for March 19.
• 18 Detained, Weapons Cache Discovered; Suicide Bomber Killed AFPS 19 Mar 2007 -- Coalition forces nabbed 18 suspected terrorists, discovered a weapons cache and killed a potential suicide bomber in Iraq over the past few days.
• Paratroopers, Iraqi Police Provide Medical Aid in Sadr City AFPS 19 Mar 2007 -- March 17 was a hectic day inside a makeshift clinic in the desperately poor Sadr City neighborhood here.
• Field Artillery Fires New Modular Artillery Charge System on Taji Army News 19 Mar 2007 -- While many artillerymen get the opportunity to fire artillery pieces only in training, Soldiers from the 82nd Field Artillery Regiment's Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, have already fired more than 1,100 rounds in real-world missions to engage enemy targets in support of combat operations in theater.
• At Least 20 Killed in Bomb Blasts in Kirkuk and Baghdad VOA 19 Mar 2007 -- Iraqi authorities say nearly 20 people have been killed in separate bombings Monday.

Deployments

• Ike Returns to Persian Gulf to Support OIF, MSO Navy NewsStand 19 Mar 2007 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG), entered the Persian Gulf on March 15, accompanied by the guided-missile destroyer USS Anzio (CG 68).
• Fresh troops assume battle space in Baghdad MNF-I 19 Mar 2007 -- Fresh troops have arrived in western Baghdad and have assumed control in their area of operations.

US Policy

• Statement by the President on the 4th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq The White House 19 Mar 2007
• Bush Says Fight in Iraq 'Can Be Won' VOA 19 Mar 2007 -- U.S. President George Bush Monday asked Americans for their continued support for U.S. efforts in Iraq
• Bush Says Success In Iraq Plan Will Take Months RFE/RL 19 Mar 2007 -- U.S. President George W. Bush today marked the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq by urging Americans to be more patient with the progress of the war, and then demanded that Congress pass a military-spending bill that includes no conditions on how he is to manage the conflict.
• Bush: Officials 'Seeing Hopeful Signs' in Iraq AFPS 19 Mar 2007 -- The United States' most pressing concern in Iraq is helping the Iraqis secure their capital, President Bush said here today on the fourth anniversary of the beginning of U.S. operations there.
• Admiral Recounts First Month of Baghdad Security Plan AFPS 19 Mar 2007 -- During the new Baghdad security plan's first month, civilian casualties were reduced by about 50 percent from the previous 30 days, a senior military official told reporters in the Iraqi capital today.

United Nations

• Secretary-General condemns terrorist chlorine bombings in Iraq UN News Centre 19 Mar 2007 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the recent multiple terrorist bombings using chlorine gas in Iraq which wounded or sickened more than 350 people.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Navy on Way to Independence, Official Says AFPS 19 Mar 2007 -- Twenty-one vessels will soon be added to the Iraqi navy fleet, putting it another step closer to being operationally independent, officials said during a Baghdad news conference yesterday.

Foreign Reactions

• Australian Prime Minister Vows to Stay the Course in Iraq VOA 19 Mar 2007 -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard has returned home from secret visits to Iraq and Afghanistan

News Reports

• Iraq: Four Years Of War Leaves Many Questions RFE/RL 19 Mar 2007 -- Four years ago, few Iraqis could have imagined they would find themselves in the Iraq they see today, a country full of questions.
• Iraqis Express Frustration as War Enters 5th Year VOA 19 Mar 2007 -- As Iraqis mark the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, many people are expressing frustration and fear about the future of their country
• IRAQ: Baghdad security plan shows progress, but challenges remain IRIN 19 Mar 2007 -- Baghdad's month-old new security plan is showing signs of progress as the capital's death toll has dropped by 30 percent and execution-style slayings have halved, say specialists.
• Iraq: After Four Years, Conflict Rages On RFE/RL 19 Mar 2007 -- Four years ago, Washington began military operations in Iraq.